Salih, Yasir
Hassan, Ahmed A.
AlHabardi, Nadiah
Adam, Ishag
Article History
Received: 3 January 2025
Accepted: 20 August 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study complies with the provisions in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Khartoum, Sudan (Reference number 2023.03.19). A signed informed consent was obtained from all participants. For participants under the age of 16, consent was obtained from a parent or legal guardian. For participants aged 16 and above, informed consent was obtained directly from the individuals prior to their participation in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.